Chantal Da Silva Explained

Chantal Da Silva
Occupation:Journalist
Employer:NBC News
Known For:Breaking news writing and editing
Website:https://chantaldasilva.com/

Chantal Khan Da Silva is a freelance journalist currently working for NBC News,[1] who is a senior reporter and former chief correspondent to Newsweek.[2] She has appeared on news channels from the BBC and NBC networks.[3] Much of her news content is on immigration topics.[4] [5]

Personal life

Da Silva grew up in a half Portuguese, half Pakistani household in Toronto, Canada. Both of her parents were immigrants.[6] She is the sister to Danielle Khan Da Silva,[7] founder of Photographers Without Borders.[8] [9] She is currently based out of London.[10]

Da Silva has a B.A. in anthropology from McMaster University and an M.A. in journalism from Western University.[11]

Career

Da Silva is best known for her news coverage of immigration and human rights.[12] She has been a staff journalist for multiple publications, including The Independent and CBC News. She has also written independently in many other publications, including The Guardian,[13] Forbes,[14] and CNN.[15] Her work has also appeared in the Dhaka Tribune due to their partnership with Newsweek.[16] [17] She once described the struggles of being a freelance journalist, summarizing that it is often hard to get your news stories about migration accepted and placed if you are not a staff journalist and migration is not a hot topic.[18]

Within Newsweek, she was appointed Senior Reporter in 2019,[19] [20] and later served as chief correspondent from 2020.[21] She joined NBC News as an editor in 2021.[22]

In 2019, she travelled to Honduras with UNICEF to investigate the fleeing due to violence.[23]

Her work has also been cited in print publications, such as the book The Political Voices of Generation Z.[24]

Some of her most impactful news stories have been reshared by other publications, notably a story of hers about Joe Rogan's remarks on COVID-19, which was linked from The Washington Post and the News Literacy Project.[25] [26] Her stories have also been linked from websites such as In the Public Interest[27] and POLITICO.[28]

She was one of the journalists who covered the detainment of Evan Gershkovich, as she published a popular story on in for NBC.[29] Another story of hers that received buzz in other outlets was on 'Mini AOC', an 8-year-old who was pictured impersonating Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.[30]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Next Normal: Civil Liberties and Health . 2023-04-16 . School of Public Health (SPH) . Boston University.
  2. Web site: About . 2023-04-16 . Chantal Da Silva . 5 February 2016 . en.
  3. Web site: Listen . 2023-04-16 . Chantal Da Silva . 24 February 2016 . en.
  4. Web site: CGRS in the News . 2023-05-06 . Center for Gender and Refugee Studies . UC College of the Law, San Francisco.
  5. Web site: Da Silva . Chantal . September 25, 2019 . Trump Administration Has Doubled Private Prison Spending With Most Money Spent on Detaining Immigrants . 2023-05-06 . Justice Strategies . Newsweek.
  6. News: Khan Da Silva . Chantal . 2021-09-10 . Opinion: How I lost my name after 9/11 – and why I'm taking it back . en-CA . . 2023-04-16.
  7. Web site: Da Silva . Danielle . May 21, 2020 . Finding the Truth with Chantal Da Silva . en . Facebook.
  8. Web site: Our Team . 2023-04-16 . Photographers Without Borders . en-US.
  9. Web site: Khan Da Silva . Danielle . Storytelling for Change: Finding The Truth with Chantal Da Silva . 2023-04-16 . Photographers Without Borders . en . Facebook.
  10. Web site: Seeking the Truth in Stories, From Journalist Chantal Da Silva . 2023-04-16 . Photographers Without Borders . 6 November 2020 . en-US.
  11. Web site: MAJ students' work published on theglobeandmail.com . 2023-05-06 . Faculty of Information & Media Studies . . en.
  12. Web site: JOURNALIST CHANTAL DA SILVA ON UNCOVERING THE TRUTH IN STORYTELLING . 2023-04-16 . Photographers Without Borders . 9 November 2020 . en-US.
  13. Web site: Chantal Da Silva . 2023-04-16 . . en.
  14. Web site: Chantal Da Silva . 2023-04-16 . . en.
  15. Web site: Da Silva . Chantal . 'Beginner's Guide to America' and 5 other works that illuminate the US immigrant experience . 2023-04-16 . . 21 April 2021 . en.
  16. Web site: All Articles by Chantal Da Silva . 2023-04-27 . Dhaka Tribune.
  17. Web site: Da Silva . Chantal . 2019-09-24 . I tried to give up plastic for a month – and it was harder than I thought . 2023-04-27 . Dhaka Tribune.
  18. Web site: Collinson . Wendy . 2021-07-19 . EJN Event Report & Video: Migration is back – are the media up to reporting the story? . 2023-05-06 . . en.
  19. Web site: Barnett . Dale . In the News: WWD Korea, NYLON and THE OUTNET . 2023-05-06 . Fashion and Beauty Monitor.
  20. Web site: Wilson . Amy . 4 Oct 2019 . Newsweek International names Chantal Da Silva as senior reporter . 2023-05-06 . ResponseSource . en.
  21. Web site: Strutt . Andrew . 20 Jan 2022 . Chantal Da Silva promoted at Newsweek International . 2023-05-06 . ResponseSource . en.
  22. Web site: Ahmed . Mariam . 2021-12-17 . Silva joins NBC News as breaking news editor . 2023-05-06 . . en-US.
  23. Web site: Arias . Gabriela . Sep 9, 2019 . UNICEF Is Helping Build a Better Future in Honduras . 2023-05-01 . . en-GB.
  24. Book: Rice . Laurie . The Political Voices of Generation Z . Moffett . Kenneth . Routledge . 2021 . 9781003168898 . 10.4324/9781003168898. 239669256 .
  25. News: Strauss . Valerie . Feb 6, 2022 . Perspective Joe Rogan, vaccine deniers and other news literacy lessons . en-US . . 2023-05-06 . 0190-8286.
  26. Web site: The Sift: 'Sesame Street' pandemic coverage Bogus Morgan Freeman quote 'Freedom Convoy' fakes . 2023-05-06 . . en.
  27. Web site: Cohen . Donald . 2019-09-30 . Credit ratings agency: Charter school growth has "volatile" impact on public school district… . 2023-05-06 . . en.
  28. Web site: Durkin . Erin . Gronewold . Anna . Rosenberg . Georgia . A year without Cuomo . 2023-05-06 . . 10 August 2022 . en.
  29. Web site: Da Silva . Chantal . U.S. journalist detained in Russia on espionage charges . 2023-05-06 . . NBC News.
  30. Web site: Scheidegger . Kent . July 9, 2019 . Threatening Little Girls . 2023-05-06 . Crime and Consequences Blog.

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